Re:WebStorm and Rider Are Now Free for Non-Commercial Use
by TiredOfLife on Thursday October 24, 2024 @02:31PM
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iirc only if you have paid for a continuous year.
Re:WebStorm and Rider Are Now Free for Non-Commercial Use
by graypegg on Thursday October 24, 2024 @02:54PM
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Jetbrains does do one thing slightly differently from most "subscription to own" things. You’re only entitled to the version that was current when you last paid your bill. Depending on your billing cycle, this could be the latest one you were using, or it could be up to 1 year old.
It’s a bit odd. I wish I was paying for 1 year of updates.
Re:WebStorm and Rider Are Now Free for Non-Commercial Use
by drewfis on Friday October 25, 2024 @12:57AM
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OMG, I stopped paying for DataGrip and Rider about six months ago and still have full access to them on my work PC for daily use. My personal Mac, though, immediately flagged the expired license once it was up. I actually thought it was some kind of bug on my work setup that let me keep using Rider, DataGrip, and IntelliJ, but I guess it’s just how it’s designed to work if you stay on the last paid version?
I happily pay this every year myself, but I think it's important to note it's not really a subscription. You pay for software, and you keep that software forever. If you stop paying, you still get to keep what you paid for. What you pay for every year are the updates.
I know it's a subtle distinction, but I think it's an important one to make. Again, I happily pay every where, and it acts very much like a subscription, but it's not like a Creative Suite subscription. If you stop paying, you an always just stay on the software you paid for.